Arresting a man allegedly found with five pipe bombs and dozens of weapons. What he was threatening to do. And tonight, a major turn in the case involving threats against the governor of michigan. Pierre thomas standing by with all of this. Dangerous Winter Storms slamming both coasts tonight. Up to eight feet of snow in some places. A massive mudslide. Evacuations. Dozens of homes damaged. And in the east tonight, the tornado touching down. Children sheltering in a school hallway. 15 states under alerts and rob marciano timing it out. President biden signing sweeping new executive actions on climate, saying it is time to act. The president saying one of his moves will create 1 million jobs in the Auto Industry. And the president pausing drilling for oil and natural gas offshore and on public lands. And what his Administration Says after our cecilia vega asks about the impact on American Workers in the oil and gas industries. And the breaking headline on former President Trumps Impeachment Trial. Tonight, the democratic senator who is now floating an alternate route, with at least some republican support. Could this go anywhere . The deadly standoff at a medical clinic. A pediatrician and mother of three allegedly killed by another doctor. E abt your iphones and ipads tonight. And securing your devices. What apple is now urging you to do. And paying tribute to a Comedy Legend. We celebrate an oscar and emmyaward winning actress tonight. Good evening and its great to have you with us here on a wednesday night. That new Terrorism Bulletin from Homeland Security. Also major storms hitting both coasts. But were going to begin tonight with the coronavirus. January, and we still have a few days left here, has now become the deadliest month yet in the u. S. In this pandemic. Tonight, the race to get vaccine out across this country and this evening, fema is now asking for 10,000 Service Members to help with the shots. More than 83,000 americans dying this month alone. More than 427,000 american lives now lost. President bidens new covid Advisory Panel holding its first public briefing today, one week after the inauguration, issuing a sobering assessment, saying they found that any stockpile of vaccines, quote, no longer exists. And that it could be months before everyone who wants a shot will get one. Tonight here, the debate over whether to open more schools. Teachers in some places demanding vaccinations first. The cdc study saying opening schools with proper guidelines is safer than first thought. But tonight, news on three teachers from the same county who have died from covid. Also, the Holiday Surge is finally easing in many hospitals, but the cdc tonight saying that highly contagious uk variant could be the dominant strain within weeks. Abcs alex perez leading us off from chicago tonight. Reporter tonight, americans across the country anxious to see more vaccines and willing to do whatever it takes to get one. From kansas, where hundreds of seniors over 80 lined up in the cold, waiting hours to be vaccinated. To washington state, where Lorraine Thorpe is working the phones. Seven, eight, nine, ten. Ten Phone Numbers here. Not always do i get through, but i have ten Phone Numbers that i have called. Reporter Vaccine Sites complaining deliveries have fallen short. Theres no sense in setting up an event and saying, you got well, i got 10,000 people, i got 100 shots. Reporter the president promising more than a million extra doses will roll out next week, but today, his top covid advisers cautioning there is a long road ahead. It will be months before everyone who wants a vaccine will be able to get one. Reporter the cdc Director Urging Vigilance and warning about those variants now confirmed in half of the country. Theyre more transmissible, al csyemter but as ready Xe Hospitalizations are starting to dip, states from california to massachusetts to new york moving to ease restrictions. Every curve statewide is down. Thats good news. We will then adjust the valves to those facts. Reporter and tonight, a battle over getting kids back to the classroom. In chicago, the union threatening to strike, demanding vaccinations for all teachers. Today, thousands of students told to stay home. I cannot as mayor in good conscience, as a mayor, as a mother and a proud resident of this city, leave these students behind who are failing. Failing. When a safe solution is absolutely possible. Reporter a new cdc study of Rural Wisconsin schools showed a low level of transmission when mask and social distancing rules were followed and children were separated into small groups. But in cobb county, georgia, outside atlanta, where masks are required in schools, three teachers have died from covid, first grade teacher dana johnson, paraprofessional Cynthia Lindsay and Kindergarten Teacher patrick key. Its unclear how they were infected. Nobody deserves to die for their job. Teachers need support and protection. They need to be listened to and they need to be helped during this pandemic, so they can do their job and they can do it safely. Reporter keys dying wish was for people to buy and wear a mask to protect yourself and others. We have to remember teachers are part of the front line out there, as well. Lets get right to alex perez tonight. Because alex, i know theres also late word coming in this evening of this effort under way to try to get thousands of Service Members to help with vaccinations across the country . Reporter yeah, david. As many as 10,000 Service Members could be asked to help with administering the vaccine at 100 sites across the country. The National Guard already helping with the vaccine in more than 30 states. David . All right, alex perez leading us off tonight. Alex, thank you. Meantime tonight, we are also following that new and alarming bulletin tonight. The department of Homeland Security issuing a Rare National terrorism advisory, warning that violent extremists could mobilize to incite or commit violence. That they feel emboldened after the deadly riots at the capitol. Theres also news tonight that federal authorities have arrested a man allegedly found with five pipe bombs and dozens of weapons. What they say he was threatening to do. Heres our Chief Justice correspondent Pierre Thomas tonight. Reporter tonight, the nation on alert. Homeland security issuing a rare urgent Bulletin Warning rightwing militants and lone wolves may target elected officials and government facilities, and were Emboldened By the success of the january 6th capitol riots. Also at risk, critical infrastructure, power and communications grids across the nation. They are out there, theyre angry, theyre disanne franchised, theyre upset that President Trump lost. Reporter Law Enforcement on edge, as the fbi races to arrest all those who staged the insurrection on capitol hill. The massive scale of the probe becoming clearer. 400 suspects identified, hundreds more under investigation. Charges of sedition likely coming. Authorities continue to hunt for those who planted those pipe bombs. And scores of other people who attacked police both inside and outside of the capitol. Tonight, growing concern about other potential suspects who may also be planning. Today, the fbi announcing charges against ian rogers, after authorities discovered an arsenal of 49 firearms and five fully functional pipe bombs. The fbi Claims Rogers was angry because President Trump lost, and was preparing for an attack, allegedly texting, i want to blow up a Democrat Building bad. I hope 45 President Trump goes to war. If he doesnt, i will. Rogers is suspected of being affiliated with the Militia Group the three percenters, a claim his Defense Attorney denies. Members of congress now more certain than ever they faced a lethal threat. South Carolina Republican congressman tom rice telling our Affiliate Wpde inofsi trump on trial, democrats continue to maintain that words have dangerous ramifications. Many pointing to republican congresswoman Marjorie Taylor greene, who they claim has supported qanon conspiracy and other dangerous theories. This video posted on greenes Facebook Live in 2019. It has since been taken down. Its a crime punishable by death is what treason is. Nancy pelosi is guilty of treason. Pierre thomas following it all today. And pierre with us now, because there is also news in another case tonight, the alleged plot to kidnap and harm the governor of michigan. It would seem tonight one of the Militia Members charged in the plot has now turned . Reporter david, thats right. We have the first guilty plea in the plot to kidnap michigans governor. Today, ty garbin pleaded guilty to conspiracy, confirming the plot to take the governor hostage was real. And david, garbin claims they were planning to place Governor Whitmer on trial. David . All right, Pierre Thomas live in washington. Pierre, thank you. Were going to turn next here tonight to those dangerous Winter Storms slamming both coasts tonight. 15 states on alert now, from california to North Carolina. In the east, look at this, a tornado touching down in tallahassee, florida. The airport closed for a time. Schoolchildren sheltering in place in the School Hallways. In the west tonight, Whiteout Conditions on i5 in northern california. Up to eight feet of snow in some places. And a massive mudslide damaging dozens of homes tonight. Were going to track these storms in the east and the west with the newest forecast. And there is also evacuations under way tonight. Abcs will carr now from california. Reporter tonight, an Atmospheric River is flowing across the west, blanketing the mountains with blizzard conditions and feet of snow. In the lower elevations, torrential rains. In monterey county, california, a Mudslide Trapping residents and damaging as many as two dozen homes. Officials had urged people to evacuate, but many like austin chose to say. How concerned are you about whats going to happen . Not as concerned as my wife. Shes pretty worried about it. But on the other hand, were ready if we need to go. Reporter north of here in sonoma county, winds sending Outdoor Dining tents sailing down the street. Trees crashing into homes. Luckily, the two people inside were not hurt. And from a separate system in the east coming down in buckets. Got a tornado warning. Reporter children and their teachers sheltering in School Hallways as a tornado touched down in tallahassee, flipping this plane. The airport forced to close for a time. Back in the west, that same system causing this pileup on i40 in arizona. And in sedona, the National Guard using a black hawk helicopter to rescue three stranded climbers. David, tonight, this areas turned into a river of mud. Crews are doing everything they can with more rain on the way. Were expecting up to ten inches into tomorrow. David . Could be a very tough night ahead. Will, thank you. Lets get right to senior meteorologist rob marciano timing it all out for us. Hey, rob. Reporter hi, david. Highest impact storm certainly in california, but i dont want to undersell whats happening in the mid south, that one that dropped that tornado in tallahassee. Lets take a look. Its going to bring heavy rain to georgia and south carolina. But Plowable Snows from indiana all the way to North Carolina tomorrow morning, which is right when Southern California will be getting the brunt of that Atmospheric River, pointed right at santa barbara, then los angeles, san diego. More damaging winds. Winds over 120 miles an hour in the mountains. Unstoppable rains and feet of Mountain Snow with a flood threat and mudslides right through friday. David . Just getting slammed in california tonight. Rob, thank you. President Biden Making News today with several executive actions on climate, saying it is time to act. Also saying its an opportunity to create american jobs. 1 million jobs, he says, in the Auto Industry alone. Heres our chief White House Correspondent cecilia vega tonight. Reporter calling the Climate Crisis an existential threat, President Biden today signed sweeping executive actions reaching across the federal government. Weve already waited too long to deal with this Climate Crisis. We cant wait any longer. We see it with our own eyes. We feel it. We know it in our bones. And its time to act. Reporter the actions mandate for the first time that Climate Change be a central part of all National Security and Foreign Policy decisions. They also freeze new oil and natural gas leases on federal land and waters. Invest in low income and minority communities disproportionately impacted by pollution. And order the government to purchase zero emission vehicles for its massive fleet. This will mean 1 million new jobs in the american automobile industry. 1 million. Reporter the move a stark departure from former President Trumps policies. He brushed aside the science on Climate Change, though the past seven years have been the hottest on record. It will start getting cooler. You just watch. I wish science agreed with you. Oh, well. I dont think science knows actually. Reporter former President Trump regularly told supporters that joe bidens Climate Policies would cost them their jobs. And today, i put that question to the administrations new climate czar, john kerry. There certainly are oil and gas Industry Workers who are watching you both right now who will hear the message the takeaway to them is that theyre seeing about end to their livelihoods. What do you say to them . I think that, unfortunately, workers have been fed a false narrative. No surprise, right . Theyve been fed the notion that, somehow, dealing with climate is coming at their expense. No, its not. Reporter the administration promising that workers will not be left behind. Instead, theyll get new green jobs right at home. Arguing many jobs to come. Lets get right to cecilia vega live at the white house tonight. We know President Biden trying to get a lot of this going before the Impeachment Trial of the former president. But even President Biden suggesting and we reported this last night, cecilia, he said it was unlikely President Trump would be convicted in this senate trial. And tonight, theres news coming in that at least two senators, a democrat and republican, are now proposing an alternate route here to a trial . Reporter david, were talking about democrat tim kaine and republican Susan Collins coming together to craft a Joint Resolution that would censure former President Trump. This of course, is coming as democrats appear to be falling far short of those 17 republican votes that they need to convict President Trump. But while Senator Kaine says given the shortage of votes they appear to have, that an Impeachment Trial wouldnt be the best use of the senates time, today, majority leader Chuck Schumer made it clear there will be a trial and President Biden, david, has said that trial has to happen. That idea seems like its dead on arrival. Well watch it. Cecilia, thank you. Were learning more tonight after that Hostage Standoff at a texas medical office ending with two people dead, including a Beloved Pediatrician and mother of three. Heres abcs marcus moore. Reporter tonight, authorities revealing new details in an hourslong standoff that left this 43yearold mother of three and pediatrician dead. Late tuesday afternoon, austin, texas, Police Rushed to a Doctors Office on reports that a man now identified as dr. Bharat narumanchi was holding five workers hostage, including dr. Katherine lindley dodson. Hostages telling Police Narumanchi was allegedly armed with a pistol and what appeared to be a shotgun. He told the hostages to tie themselves up. Some of the hostages were able to escape and some of them were ultimately released. Reporter with only dodson left in the office, negotiators tried to speak to narumanchi. And when s. W. A. T. Officers finally entered the building, they found both doctors dead. Police calling it a murdersuicide. Today, a communitys pain on full display at the tragic scene. Dodsons Family Saying in a statement, she brightened our lives and lifted us up with her laughter, which was like magic. Authorities say the 43yearold suspect, also a pediatrician, had recently been diagnosed with terminal cancer and given weeks to live. We feel like his terminal cancer probably played a large part in whatever it was that occurred in his life and what was happening yesterday. Reporter david, police Say Narumanchi visited that office in the last week or two, wanting to volunteer. He met with dodson and others, but eventually was turned down. Tonight, the alleged motive in this case is a mystery. David . All right, marcus moore tonight from texas. Thank you, marcus. To news on the economy tonight. The dow falling nearly 634 points today. Its worst day since october. An encouraging note, though, from tesla tonight, reporting its first full year of profit, after 18 years in business. Its electric cars finally paying off. 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Oakland mayor libby schaaf has a good way of putting what were dealing with. Mother nature has her own stayathome order for us. Certainly does. Good evening and thanks for joining us. Im adeaths. And im dan ashley. Todays storm ranks level 2 on the abc 7 impact scale, a moderate storm. Yesterdays ranked 3. Tree limbs came down, Outdoor Dining tents were blowing away and mud slides damaged homes. There is a mess to clean up all around the bay area, and the wet weather is not over yet. No, our weather team is Monitoring Conditions where you live. Before you get to abc 7 news meteorologist drew tuma lets hear from abc news 7 meteorologist spencer christian. The atmosphere is still steering storms into the Central Coast and bay area as you can see. On live doppler 7 theres more Rain Developing Offshore and we have steady heavy widespread rain just pounding, soaking parts of the south bay and starting in mt. Hamilton going down and looking southward you can see into morgan hill and gilroy and watsonville. Its really wet and still coming down. The storm ranks 2 on the abc 7